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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Domestic Violence (13 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if clarification will be provided regarding a situation of domestic violence in cases in which a person can have their violent partner removed from the tenancy agreement with their local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61730/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child and Family Agency (13 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she supports the proposed restructuring of Tusla given the policy and finance remit of education welfare services sits in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61674/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child and Family Agency (13 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has been consulted about proposed restructuring of educational welfare services within Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61675/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child and Family Agency (13 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that her Department can ensure that the focus of educational welfare services remains on attendance, participation, retention if proposed restructuring by Tusla services goes ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61676/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child and Family Agency (13 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that she will ensure that her Department's funds remain targeted on the best educational outcomes for all young people if TESS is disbanded under Tusla restructuring proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61677/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 562. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that HSE disability services have refused to fund a person (details supplied) for access to sheltered accommodation; the criteria that the disability services look for when accessing such requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61797/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 563. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the rights of persons to appeal or seek a review of a decision by HSE disability services to refuse to fund an application for sheltered accommodation as in the case of a person (details supplied); if an appeal is possible for such decisions; if so, the criteria used in deciding such appeals; if such decisions are reviewed prior to any...

Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: It is really hard to think of anything that is as necessary to life as water. Next to food and heat, it is truly essential. When the previous Government attempted to bring in water charges, we were constantly told by various business interests that water would be the new oil in the coming years as the environment globally became threatened by the climate crisis and other crises. When...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: I spent half an hour with the Iranian community outside the gates of the Dáil today. It is three months since Mahsa Amini was killed in police custody. The regime made an announcement at the weekend that the morality police had been disbanded. According to those activists, this is utterly untrue. It is propaganda and another young activist was executed by the regime this morning. On...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 49. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that wheelchair users with lifelong conditions often have to re-apply for entitlements such as medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56936/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can clarify a previous statement in respect of the number of vehicles tested per day by car testers at NCT sites; if previously stated numbers of seven or eight per day were correct; if testers are in fact contracted to test two cars per hour during a ten-hour day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61482/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if new employees performing inspection support personnel duties at NCT sites have the minimum qualification as required by European legislation; and if they have the qualifications as set out in the tendered document. [61483/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can detail the section within the RSA which adjudicates on qualifications; and the reason that a level 5 qualification was referenced as a suitable qualification for car testers. [61484/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the contractor for the NCT (details supplied) has indemnified the RSA on behalf of the State in light of its new policy of hiring inspection support personnel. [61485/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in light of the decision to hire inspection support personnel to conduct some stages of the car test at NCT sites, the tendered agreement between the State and an organisation (details supplied) has resulted in any material change to the specifications of the tender. [61486/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Postal Services (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide details of any discussions or consultations that she has had with representatives of postmasters in relation to the huge workload expected by them in the coming weeks, especially in terms of paying double payments and fortnightly payments in the same week; if she will be holding meetings with any...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 525 of 29 November 2022, if funding allocated to the student assistance fund can be used or applied for to help repeat students cover their fees and registration costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61520/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 299. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding section 38 workers; if funding has been made available to ensure that these workers receive the pay awards agreed under the Building Momentum pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61517/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 331. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding section 38 workers; if funding has been made available to ensure these workers receive the pay awards agreed under the Building Momentum pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61518/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 332. To ask the Minister for Health if he, his Department, or representatives of the HSE have met or will meet with representatives of a group (details supplied) to discuss its concerns on vaccine-related side effects; if he can detail the safeguards and measures taken by the HSE and his Department to monitor and review the effectiveness and health impacts of the ongoing vaccine programme;...